Woodworking from Offcuts - Derek Jones

Woodworking from Offcuts: 20 Projects To Create From The Scrap Pile. Author, Derek Jones

Every workshop has a collection of offcuts that have been saved because they will come in handy one day. When you see the enticing projects presented in this book you will know that that day has come! Here are 20 appealing and useful projects to make relatively quickly and simply for your home, office, workshop and garden. All the projects in this book can be made using pieces of wood from the scrap pile and can be tackled by woodworkers with a range of skill levels.

Competent novices will gain more confidence by working with an off-cut that, by definition, can’t be ruined or wasted if it goes wrong, while the intermediate-level and more advanced woodworker will value the inspiration to make a novel gift or knick-knack from that last piece of treasured teak. Ranging from a simple serving platter to a beautiful bird box there is a project to suit every level of expertise and every carefully saved piece of timber that has been squirrelled away.

The 'Basics' section covers all the tools, materials and techniques, including making and using jigs, required to tackle the projects. All 20 projects are explained, in a straightforward way, explaining the techniques involved with clear step-by-step photos. All projects also have a dimensioned drawing with colour fill in, plus for most, a 3D colour exploded perspective showing construction/how to put the project together. There is also a guide to the tools and materials you will need.

Projects include:

• Salad serving forks
• Serving platter
• Recipe book holder
• Letter rack
• Meat tenderizer
• Angle-poise lamp
• Pen case/necklace box
• Floating shelves
• Picture/mirror frame
• Japanese work trestle
• and many more!

ISBN 978-1-86108-883-3

176 pages, Paperbook